On Monday, June 27th we made our way from Lopez Island to the Seattle area, where we would be staying with the Skinners! They lived in Bakersfield for seven years and we love their family! They technically live in Bothell, which is 30 minutes northeast of Seattle.
On our drive down from Anacortes, Laura recommended a stop at Deception Point. It was a small detour, but it was well worth it. The view from the bridge was amazing! We parked and walked down for a few minutes, but because we all had flip flops on, we weren't prepared for the terrain. We definitely want to go back and do some hiking around if we make our way back up here.
We arrived at the Skinner's house after lunch time. I walked in the house to find Laura making her rolls! These rolls are the best things in the world. I was dying!!
Shortly after unloading our bags from the car, we headed over to a nearby lake so the kids could swim and play at a park. The water was supposed to be pretty chilly, but the kids didn't seem to mind. I guess they were going through a "heat wave" of 85 degrees!
We picked up some pizza and fruit for the kids to have for dinner and then the adults headed into Seattle for a date night. We picked up Brian from work and then had some dim-sum at their fave restaurant.
The following day I made some PB chocolate chip cookies and relaxed around the house. After breakfast Luke took Bubba, Tubbs and Laura's middle son Blake to a Seahawks stadium tour. I knew Tubbs was going to be in heaven!
While they were touring the stadium, Laura and I took the remainder of the kids (minus Davin and Cole) to the Science Center in Seattle. The three girls ran around a bit outside before we grabbed some dinner in the food court area. Then we drove over to the Mariners baseball stadium to meet up with Luke and the boys.
Photos from the game.....
We stayed up way too late chit chatting with the Skinners. It was so nice to see them again. Their home is huge and perfect for having visitors. Lucky for them, they said in the two years they have been there, they have had visitors almost every month!
The next morning we crawled out of bed at 6am and we were on the road by 6:30am! We were tired and not quite ready for the 12+ hour drive back to Roseville. It was int he 60's when we left Seattle. We enjoyed our sweatshirt weather. We of course made a quick detour in Portland at Pine State Biscuits for some breakfast! :)
Pulling into Redding for a Jamba Juice. It was 105 degrees...but everyone was still in their sweatshirts.
Thursday morning we had "saddle blankets," eggs and bacon with grandma and grandpa - then we headed back home! I think we were all officially sick of driving in the car. I also think we need a vacation from our vacation!
It is good to be home!
That Stop Wasn't On My Itinerary....
So the Hogue's made it to Florida for our first official family vacation. It was Sawyer's first plane ride....and Simon's first plane ride that he can remember. We were excited....the boys were stoked. We had everything we needed! But it seems that Sawyer packed something with him that wasn't on our checklist: a big case of pneumonia. Yes, the little fella made it almost one whole day in Florida before he started heading downhill fast. Our 2nd day in Orlando we were in the Urgent Care south of Cocoa Beach. (By the way, to see a doctor more quickly, it helps if you vomit all over the waiting room in front of the receptionist. Little tip for ya) After chest x-rays they advised us to head to the ER in Melbourne, where they eventually admitted him to the hospital. So, we had 3 night deluxe accommadations at the Holmes Regional Medical Center. The little whipper snapper was a trooper though! The nurses loved him, thankfully, and made us all feel right at home. We were going to send postcards out with pictures of the hospital since we spent 40% of our trip there...but they didn't have any. Imagine that!Hmmm.....maybe its something they should consider.
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